Automatic Gloving Machine and Method and Glove Package for Use Therewith
First Claim
1. A gloving machine for applying gloves to the hands of a person, the gloving machine comprising:
- an actuator mounted onto the frame of said gloving machine and operable to generate a movement; and
a drive assembly coupled to the actuator for advancing a package of gloves having opposing layers from a storage area to a gloving position accessible to the hands of the person to be gloved, the drive assembly including a first roller positioned adjacent a second roller, the first roller configured to rotate in a first direction and the second roller configured to rotate in a second direction different from the first direction;
wherein the first roller is attached to one of the opposing layers of the package of gloves by one or more fasteners and the second roller is attached to the other of the opposing layers of the package of gloves; and
wherein rotation of the first roller relative to the second roller causes separation of the one of the opposing layers of the package of gloves from the other of the opposing layers of the package of gloves.
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Abstract
Examples described herein relate to a gloving machine for applying gloves to the hands of a person. The gloving machine may include an actuator mounted onto the frame of said gloving machine and operable to generate a movement and a drive assembly coupled to the actuator for advancing a package of gloves having opposing layers from a storage area to a gloving position accessible to the hands of the person to be gloved. The drive assembly may include a first roller positioned adjacent a second roller. The first roller may be configured to rotate in a first direction and the second roller may be configured to rotate in a second direction different from the first direction. The first roller may be attached to one of the opposing layers of the package of gloves by one or more fasteners and the second roller may be attached to the other of the opposing layers of the package of gloves. Rotation of the first roller relative to the second roller may cause separation of the one of the opposing layers of the package of gloves from the other of the opposing layers of the package of gloves.
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13 Claims
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1. A gloving machine for applying gloves to the hands of a person, the gloving machine comprising:
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an actuator mounted onto the frame of said gloving machine and operable to generate a movement; and a drive assembly coupled to the actuator for advancing a package of gloves having opposing layers from a storage area to a gloving position accessible to the hands of the person to be gloved, the drive assembly including a first roller positioned adjacent a second roller, the first roller configured to rotate in a first direction and the second roller configured to rotate in a second direction different from the first direction; wherein the first roller is attached to one of the opposing layers of the package of gloves by one or more fasteners and the second roller is attached to the other of the opposing layers of the package of gloves; and wherein rotation of the first roller relative to the second roller causes separation of the one of the opposing layers of the package of gloves from the other of the opposing layers of the package of gloves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for applying gloves to the hands of a person, the method comprising:
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advancing a package of gloves from a storage area to a gloving position accessible to the hands of the person to be gloved, the advancing comprising; rotating a first roller in a first direction, the first roller attached to a first layer of the package of gloves; rotating a second roller in a second direction different from the first direction, the second roller attached to a second layer of the package of gloves; upon positioning the package of gloves to the gloving position; stopping the first roller; and rotating the second roller in the second direction to separate the second layer of the package of gloves from the first layer of the package of gloves. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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